Exploring the Path - Pāli Course

2.1.11About Being a Brahmañña and the Fruits thereof* & The Purpose of Being a Brahmañña**

This was laid down in Sāvatthi:

“I will teach you, oh Bhikkhus, what is brahminhood and what are the fruits of brahminhood. Therefore listen!

What, oh Bhikkhus, is Brahmin hood? It is this very Noble Eightfold Path, which is right view, … pe … right concentration. This is, oh Bhikkhus, what is called Brahmin hood.

What, oh Bhikkhus, are the fruits of Brahmin hood? These are the fruit of entering the stream, the fruit of one-returning, the fruit of non-returning and the fruit of becoming an arahant. These, oh Bhikkhus, are the fruits of Brahmin hood.”

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The Purpose of Being a Brahmañña

This was laid down in Sāvatthi:

“I will teach you, oh Bhikkhus, what is Brahmin hood and what is the purpose of Brahmin hood. Therefore listen!

What, oh Bhikkhus, is Brahmin hood? It is this very Noble Eightfold Path, which is right view, … pe … right concentration. This is, oh Bhikkhus, what is called Brahmin hood.

What, oh Bhikkhus, is the purpose of Brahmin hood? It is the destruction of craving, the destruction of ill-will and the destruction of delusion. This, oh Bhikkhus, is the purpose of Brahmin hood.”